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Medical Terminology
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10/04/2016

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Hermatologist

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A physician who studies the medical science that deals with the blood and blood forming organs.

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Cardiologist

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A physician that studies the heart and diseases that affect the heart.

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Pulmonologist

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A specialist in the anatomy, phisiology, and the pathology of the lungs.

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Diagnosis

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The disease or illness found after examining someone.

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Heart Failure

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a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood at an adequate rate or in adequate volume.

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Emergency 

Definition





a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action




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Admitted

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carry out the procedures necessary for (someone) to be received into a hospital for treatment

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Pleural

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Relating to the pleura, one or two membranes around the lungs

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Effusion

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an instance of giving off something such as a liquid, light, or smell

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Severe

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of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense

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Anemia

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a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness

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Pneumonia

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lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs

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Congestive

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Involving or produced by congestion of a part of the body 

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Autopsy

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also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum —is a highly specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present

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Procedure

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an established or official way of doing something

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Discharge

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tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave, in particular

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Complication

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a circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty

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Notify

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inform (someone) of something, typically in a formal or official manner

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Occupation

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a job or profession


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Principal

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first in order of importance; main

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